What Makes an Artist Great.
As I get older, I'm increasingly interested in doing serious work. As you find that you have more time behind you than in front of you, you no longer wish ...Read Full Post
View ArticleDrawing Supplies Basics
One of the great things about drawing, especially when you are just starting out, is that you don't need a lot of 'stuff'. Sure, you can explore a lot of ...Read Full Post
View ArticleExplore Creative Ideas With Collage
Thumbnail sketching and drawing are time-honored ways to test out ideas, but sometimes you ...Read Full Post
View ArticleFeatured Sites: Scientific Illustration
Sometimes you need to look a little differently at the world - in this case, erasing the divide between Art and Science to forge a career in scientific illustration. The ...Read Full Post
View ArticleNaming Drawings - Tips on Choosing Titles
What's in a Name? Plenty! Titles are our opportunity to get the viewer on our wavelength. A pretentious title is sure to put people on the back foot, while sentimentality ...Read Full Post
View ArticleChoosing a 'How to Draw' Book
Have you checked out the drawing shelf in a big bookstore lately? I'm amazed how many books there are on the topic. There are so many different aspects to drawing, ...Read Full Post
View ArticleCreative Life: Time Management
Have you noticed the trend away from 'having it all' in time management? We are spoilt for choice, with a million ways to spend our energy. Read Full Post
View ArticlePrint and Color Action Adventure Characters
Drawing comic book characters is fun, but sometimes it's really way more challenge than you need. So Shawn has taken some of the cool action characters from favorite tutorials, added ...Read Full Post
View ArticleHow to Draw What You See
Five quick and easy tips to help you learn to draw what you see. These classic techniques will help you to fool your mind and stop drawing what you think ...Read Full Post
View ArticlePractice Pencil Shading
When you're drawing a picture, you're thinking about making the tree look leafy and the perspective right, or ensuring the face looks smooth and worrying about getting the eyes right. ...Read Full Post
View ArticleTry Three Point Perspective
If you've tried some simple one-point perspective and two point perspective, you're probably feeling pretty confident with the idea. So now you want to tackle a tall building, just ...Read Full Post
View ArticleFull Free and Budget Software for Drawing
With the price of professional art software running into many hundreds of dollars, it can be a bit disheartening for artists who want to get stuck into digital art without ...Read Full Post
View ArticleDrawings of Villard de Honnecourt
When I first saw de Honnecourt's drawings, it was tremendously exciting - I discovered a whole world of imagery. This enigmatic collection has given rise to a great deal ...Read Full Post
View ArticleArt History Fun? You Bet!
In the New York Times article, 'Making Art Young', Laurel Graeber notes that many museums and galleries are striving ...Read Full Post
View ArticleOnline Art Projects
At a loose end? Here are some lovely art projects to brighten your day. Draw a beautiful flower in soft pastel, a charcoal ship in the fog, or Sea Shell ...Read Full Post
View ArticleEach to their Own: Learning to Draw
Often on this site you'll see me quote the illustrator Glenn Vilppu: "There are no rules, only tools." While I think he was talking about techniques (as well as materials), ...Read Full Post
View ArticleRenewing Creative Energy
Artists, like athletes, get better with regular training. But first you have to get off the couch. Are you constantly wishing you could draw, but never seem to find the ...Read Full Post
View ArticleArt of Darkness
Art is very much about the human condition, and part of that condition is our awareness of mortality. So, the reality of death is a recurring motif in the arts. ...Read Full Post
View ArticleDrawing for Animation
Drawing is an essential skill for animators, so if you are just starting out, start at the beginning - work your way through these beginner drawing lessons. Develop classic ...Read Full Post
View ArticleArt Spiegelman in Vancouver
Northern fans of comic art have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the life and working process of Art Spiegelman at the exhibition 'CO-MIX: A Retrospective ...Read Full Post
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